I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING TWILIGHT!

CHAPTER 4

(Carlisle)
Matt hung back as we walked out to the garage to get the fishing poles. I knew more than likely we wouldn't catch anything, but we could at least have some fun trying. He was my only grandson and I'd really missed him. I was so glad to get the call from Edward saying that they would be moving back. I'd already started making plans on different things to do with him, I knew it would take him awhile, but I really hoped one day we would get to go camping with Emmett, Jasper and Edward or take a boat out on the lake to do some real fishing. Hell, I wanted to take him to work with me to show him off.

While Lauren was sick Esme and I had flown out to stay with them quite a bit. We'd considered moving out there to help, but they had her parents there to and thought at her age she would recover and live a normal life. So we stuck with visiting as much as we could. However, Lauren's time for being better didn't last long, after she died Edward shut down. He'd quit his job and pulled Matt out of school, he was depressed, but said he was only doing it to take care of Matt and be there for him. So we decided to help him out financially it wasn't ideal, but nothing was ideal about this situation. She'd been gone a year and to look at Edward, you would have thought it had happened weeks ago. They were both still grieving, but Edward looked like hell.

It didn't help matters any that just a couple weeks after Lauren passed away, her parents packed up and moved to Florida stating that it was just too hard to be around Matt and Edward. They called a few times, but after awhle the calls stopped coming.

"Here Matt, this one is for you," I said pulling a small blue pole off the wall.

"Where did you get it?" He asked.

"When your dad called to tell me that you were moving out here, I went shopping."

"It's really cool grandpa, thank you."

"Now Matt, I don't know if we will catch anything or not, but we can try and if we don't maybe next weekend we can take the boat out to the lake."

"Can dad come to?" He asked.

"Yah, maybe we can see if Emmett and Jasper want to come to."

He looked down shifting from one foot to the other, I could tell he was deep in thought. "I'd like that."

We walked down to the stream quietly. "You know Matt, I'm really glad you are here with me, grandma doesn't like to fish."

"Why?" He asked.

"Well the one time I brought her, she slipped and fell into the water. I started laughing and she came over and pushed me in. She never went fishing with me again."

"Did she get hurt?" He asked quietly.

"Nope," I said. I knew I couldn't tell him what happened after I got her out of the water, he was too young for that. I reached down and picked him up putting him on the big rock on the edge of the creek, then I climbed up and sat next to him. I put the hooks on the lines, then handed him a cup of worms.

"Can you put the worms on the hooks?" I asked.

"Ew no," He said handing me back the cup. I laughed inwardly, he was so much like his mom.

We cast our lines out and sat there quietly. "Grandpa," He said softly. "Do I have to go to school?"

"I'm afraid so buddy, but you will have lots of fun."

"I wont know anybody," He said looking down.

"Yes you will. Your aunt Alice teaches second grade, her room is two doors down from yours."

"Will I see her?" He asked.

"Some, I'm sure if you ever needed anything she would be the first one there."

"I don't have any friends," He said softly.

"You don't now, but it wont take you long to make some." I said. "Then you'll probably get a girlfriend."

"Aren't girls gross?" He asked.

"Not until third grade."

"A girlfriend," He said smiling.

Suddenly the sky opened up and it started pouring down rain. Matt helped me grab everything and I put him on my shoulders and ran back to the house.

"Ew, you two look like wet rats," Esme laughed carrying out towels to us. "Get him out of those wet clothes, before he gets sick."

"Yes ma'am," I said laughing.

"Hey grandma, is it true you fell in the stream last time you went fishing?" Matt asked.

Her face turned bright red. "Yes," She sighed. "I did, among other things." With that she turned and walked away.

"Come on buddy, lets get you out of the clothes." I helped him get them off and wrapped him in a towel. "Go find your dad and tell him to get you something dry to put on."

"Okay grandpa," He said.

I picked up his wet clothes and carried them inside. "You stop right there, I just mopped this floor," Esme said. "I told you to get out of those wet clothes."

"Um honey, all you gave me was a towel," I said.

"I know," She said smiling at me.

"Es, I can't exactly walk around in just a towel."

"Says who?" She asked.

"Honey, have your forgotten that our adult son and young grandson are living here now?" I asked.

Esme stretched up and wrapped her arms around me kissing me forcefully on the lips. "You obviously have," She said sighed pressing her hips to me.

"Would you two please stop that!" Edward exclaimed.

My wife and I broke apart. "No towels," Esme murmered.

"I told you so," I sighed shaking my head.

"You two are so gross," Edward said shaking his head.

"Oh I'm sorry son, is there something I can help you with?" I asked.

"I'm giving Matt a bath, but Emmett just sent me a text to tell me that they will all be here in an hour."

"Are Ali and Rose coming to?" Esme asked.

"I think so."

I turned to face him. "I'm going to suggest that Alice take Matt over to the school and show him around so he can at least be familiar with it and know where Alice will be."

"Oh that's a good idea, and I'm sure Ali would love to get her hands on him," Esme said.

"I'm going to go check on Matt," He said turning and walking away.

"They're going to be okay," Esme said wrapping her arms around me.

"I hope so," I sighed kissing the top of her head.

Edward and Matt had been upstairs for awhile and I went to peek in at them. Matt was on Edward's bed curled up to him as Edward read to him. I had a feeling the two of them had spent a lot of time together like that. I didn't agree with Edward's decision to pull him out of school after Lauren died, however, Matt was having melt downs after he would leave and they never seemed to get easier. Edward was struggling with leaving him like that. We had a phone conference and agreed to help Edward out financially. He had a good deal in savings, but we told him we would help him for the first year. It did allow him to be with his son and I would never deny that they needed each other. I just wished they would have moved out here sooner.

An hour later we heard the front door open. "Edward, get down here and lets unload this truck!" Emmett yelled.

"I'm coming!" Edward said running down the stairs. "But Matt's asleep and if you wake him up I'll kill you."

We joined everyone in the livingroom and quickly came up with a plan. My wife and daughters took Matt's toys and stuff up into a spare room to turn it into his game room. While my sons and I stayed down stairs taking all the furniture to our basement.

(Esme)
Rose, Alice and I were busy unpacking box after box of books and toys. "Look at all of these books!" Rose gasped opening yet another box of books.

"I'm guessing Edward read to him a lot," I said.

"Oh, I want to work with him," Alice said smiling. "All those books, he's going to be so smart."

"I'm sure Edward would let you," Rose said.

"Daddy," I heard Matt cry. I knew Edward wouldn't hear him so I got up. "Daddy," He cried again.

"Do you want me to get Edward?" Alice asked.

"No, I'm going. Let me try to get him first."

My heart ached for my grandson. I was angry at myself for not staying behind to help when I had the chance, but Edward insisted that he could deal with it. However, hearing those cries told me he wasn't fine. He was missing his mommy, in a new place and just plain scared. He needed help, he was still crying for her like we lost her yesterday.

"Matt," I said walking into his room.

"Where's daddy?" He sobbed.

"He's unloading the truck," I walked closer and opened my arms to him. "Come here."

He looked at me and wrapped his tiny arms around my neck. "I want my daddy."

"Matt, your daddy isn't going anywhere."

"Do you promise?"

"Matt, he's not going anywhere," I said softly rubbing his back.

"I'm thirsty," He hiccupped.

"Okay lets go get you a drink," I holding him to me.

We walked into the kitchen and I got him a drink. "Can I see daddy?" He asked wiping his eyes.

"Of course, lets make sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing and not messing around," I said washing his face and finally getting him to calm down.

I lead him out to where his dad was. "Hey buddy, did you have a nice nap?" Edward asked ruffling his sons hair.

"Yep," He said.

"Well we almost got this done, so why don't you go on and find something to do and I will be up in a bit."

His face fell and I thought he was going to cry. "Come upstairs and you can help me finish the play room," I suggested.

"Alright," He muttered walking away slowly.

The two of us joined Alice and Rose upstairs. "Matt, you have more books than I ever did when I was your age," Rose said.

"When mommy was really sick she couldn't play with me, so I would lay in bed with her and she would read to me."

"She always loved to read," Rose whispered blinking back tears. "Matt would you like me to read to you sometime?"

He looked down and I knew he didn't know what to say to her. "I miss mommy," He whimpered.

I got down on his level. "I know you miss her." He threw his arms around my neck crying.

I glanced over at Rose and Alice, she had her arms around Rose. Rose and Lauren had been best friends throughout school and when Lauren called saying she had cancer Rose was devistated. We kept reassuring her that Lauren was young and healthy and this was a minor set back, we'd never been so wrong in our lives. Even with the miles between them they talked multiple times a day. Rose was in the room when Matt was born and the first time she started chemo Rose flew out to hold her hand so Edward could take care of Matt. Then a few years later the cancer was back full force, Carlisle and I knew it was bad when Lauren and Edward flew in with Matt. There was no chance it had spread to far to fast. She sat down with Rose, who lost it. She broke several glasses and plates before collapsing onto the floor in hard core sobs. Her and Lauren held each other crying. She was gone a few months later.

We finally managed to get the playroom done by the time Edward came in. "Wow look at this room. Do you like it Matt?" Edward asked.

"Yah its really cool," Matt said.

"Have you seen your room yet?"

"No, can I?" He asked looking at us.

"Lets go," He said walking to the door.

"I hope he likes it," Rose whispered.

"He will. Are you okay?" I asked her.

"I'm doing about as well as those two are. Somedays I still catch myself dialing her number just to catch her up on life."

I wrapped my arms around her. "I know honey, it's been hard. You two were inseperable, well until her and Edward started dating."

"Yah then for awhile they got unbareable to be around cause all they wanted to do was..."

"That's quite enough!" I exclaimed stopping her mid sentence.

"Sorry mom," She giggled.

"Wow," Matt said opening the door and stepping in. The walls were painted blues and there were pictures of Lauren covering one wall. "Is that mommy?" He asked pointing to a picture.

Rose laughed sadly. "Sure is, we were cheerleading, Alice took the picture."

"You two looked funny," He said.

"They were funny," I agreed.

"We weren't sure what you liked so at some point we will need to take you to pick out some things for your room," Alice said.

"Okay," He said, his eyes never leaving the pictures.

Later that night I found Matt playing by himself. "Are you having fun?" I asked him.

"Yah the play room is really cool."

I sat back watching him work a puzzle. "Hey grandma, can you help me?"

I smiled and leaned forward. "Lets put all the edge pieces out first and then work on the middle."

We worked quietly for a long time, but halfway through he began laughing and joking around. I couldn't help but laugh watching him. He reminded me of Edward when he was his age.

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